Russ, He said he has been a user and tester sinse Legacy inception. That seems clear he used v6.
I have been a user since v2, and their has not been the issue discussed. Tim R. On 3/30/2011 8:43 AM, my genealogy email wrote: > Wm, > Have you ever used ver. 6.0? I know that it was there at one time because I > have used it before, if not in ver 5.0 then it was in some ver of 6.x. > Russ Strong > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wm Voss > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:44 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] duplicate alerts > > I have used Legacy from its inception and continue to use, though a beta > tester, version 5 for my own research. There is no such option under > Tools>Merge nor have I ever seen that function offered in Legacy. > > Wm Voss > > On 29-Mar-11 7:31 PM, my genealogy email wrote: >> CE, >> That message, however, is Not the same thing as the tour suggest. AS I >> STATED: In Legacy version 5.0 there was actually a menu item under >> Tools>Merge> "Duplicate Alerts" that would alert you when you typed in a >> new name with the same name as an individual already in your file. Since I >> have used Legacy beginning with that version I remember that it would warn >> you if that menu item was checked and would ask you if this was the same >> individual as so and so. The "Warning: Duplicate Found" message occurs as >> you suggested once you are searching for duplicates, however, this was not >> what the OP, Kris, was asking as I also found the same paragraph that he >> was >> referring to on their website for "Touring of Legacy 7.5" which they >> should >> correct that paragraph as it no longer can be done. >> Russ Strong >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: CE Wood >> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:10 PM >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] duplicate alerts >> >>> From Legacy Help: >> >> Warning: Duplicate Found >> As the current report was being built, the same person was found in more >> than one place. This can legitimately happen when relatives of any kind >> marry each other...cousins for example. It can also happen if an >> individual >> is linked in erroneously...such as a grandfather being linked in as a son. >> This causes an endless relationship loop that must be corrected. >> >> Legacy only warns of a duplicate after it has encountered the same >> individual three times. When a warning is given, you can either: >> 1. Set the number of additional encounters by clicking the up and down >> arrows to the right of the text box and then continue on by clicking the >> Continue Processing... button. >> >> 2. Note the individual or couple listed at the top of the warning box and >> then click Cancel the Report to stop building the report. You should then >> research and fix the relationship loop problem. >> You can also generate this report with the option to exclude duplicate >> lines. To do this, click the Report Options button on the menu and select >> the Don't Repeat Duplicate Lines option on the Format tab. >> >> >> CE >> >> >> From: my genealogy email [mailto:rgstrongge...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 6:21 PM >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] duplicate alerts >> >> Kris, >> I think that particular paragraph has not been updated since v 5.0, I >> remember that the program used to do that and gave you the option to pick >> from the names list so you could verify that it was a duplicate name, >> however, that option has not been there since v 6.0, I believe! >> >> Perhaps someone from Legacy could point us in the right place to have them >> update that paragraph in the Legacy tour as the actual Legacy Help file no >> longer has that as an option under the Tools>Merge>merge menu. >> >> Russ Strong >> >> From: Kris Stewart >> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 11:34 AM >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> Subject: [LegacyUG] duplicate alerts >> >> Hello All, >> >> Legacy at its website >> >> http://bit.ly/ervC1s >> >> under "Merging" states that Legacy has an option to check for duplicates >> when entering a new individual. "These include Duplicate Alerts, where >> you >> are automatically made aware of a possible duplicate when you are entering >> a >> new individual" >> >> In all the year I have used Legacy I have never had this option, and I >> cant >> find it anywhere, can anyone help? >> >> Kris Stewart Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
